Coat of arms of Australia

The force since September 19, 1912 Australia's coat of arms shows a sechsfeldigen shield.

Description

The coat of arms is cleaved twice and once shared with a silver board as Hermelinbordüre. In the six fields badges ( badges ) are shown in the respective federal states.

  • The first field, heraldic - top right ( from the viewer's left), stands for New South Wales and shows in a Silver Cross of St. George, each with a golden star is on his arms and in its center with a current golden lion.
  • The middle panel of the upper row shows in blue the silver cross of the South of five different sized stars above a golden crown hovering for Victoria.
  • This field is left heraldic - up for Queensland and shows in silver a blue Maltese Cross ( Victoria Cross ) with centrally DOMICILED royal crown.
  • Heraldic and down right in gold is a naturally colored sitting with outstretched wings on a black branch flute bird. It stands for South Australia.
  • Bottom center in gold a leftward floating wings beating black swan. This is the sign for Western Australia.
  • The sixth field shows a running silver red lion and represents the island of Tasmania.

Territories, such as the Northern Territory or the Australian Capital Territory to the capital Canberra are not represented in the crest.

The sign holders are in natural colors on the heraldic right side of a kangaroo, the national animal of Australia, and on the left side of an emu. Both animals are typical of Australia and can not move backwards. This underlines the progress and forward agility Australia.

Above the shield is floating a gold - blue crest with the golden star of the Commonwealth of Australia. This has seven peaks, one for each of the six states of Australia and one for the territories. Under the shield is as a Akaziengerank pedestal, on which lies a silver scroll with the word in black capital letters Australia.

The Golden Wattle, Golden Wattle called in Australia, is the national flower of Australia.

The Australian coat of arms can be seen in modified form in the Australian Royal Standard of the monarch, currently Queen Elizabeth II.

History

Australia was first awarded their own coat of arms on May 7, 1908 by King Edward VII. This original coat of arms was a silver shield with a blue board, this was manned by six silver labels with red chevrons. On the silver shield was a red, studded with five stars George Cross. Found Above the shield on blue and gold, the star of the Commonwealth. The sign was held by a kangaroo right and left of an emu. On a grass base, on which stand this, a banner was the motto of Australia " Advance Australia " (Forward, Australia). On September 19, 1912 this coat of arms was replaced by the current coat of arms.

Badge of the Governor General

The crown and gold acacia forms the badge of the Governors-General of Australia.

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